Language:
English
Year of publication:
2003
Titel der Quelle:
Ab Imperio; Theory and History of Nationalism and Empire in the Post-Soviet Space
Angaben zur Quelle:
4 (2003) 41-58
Keywords:
Jews History 19th century
;
Jews History 20th century
Abstract:
Russian Jews in the 19th-early 20th centuries failed to become as loyal to the Tsar as the Austrian and German Jews were to their Kaisers. Examines the complicated relationship between Russian authorities and the Jews in this period. Concludes that, in many respects, Russian policies concerning the Jews derived from fear of the Poles. In the mid-19th century the Russians tried to use economic activities of the Jews as a tool against Polish landowners in the Pale of Settlement. For example, Jews were allowed to acquire lands lost by Poles. However, in the late 19th century, Russian statesmen began to view the Jews as allies of the Poles, and thus as an anti-Russian force. New restrictions were imposed on Jews. In the early 20th century, pogroms, although frowned upon by the authorities, began to be viewed as expressions of patriotic sentiment. This situation caused many Jews to join the opposition camp, including the revolutionary movement.
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